Module manager: Sajda Khan
Email: @leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module is designed to give students an insight into how women are perceived in Islam, covering their rights and status. The module explores the influence of culture and tradition in different societies, and considers the stereotypes associated with this role.
The module will introduce students to:
- the position of women in Islam, focusing on the rights of women and the influence of cultures and traditions on the status of women
- the theoretical concepts in the social sciences which have influenced the stereotype of Muslim women.
By the end of the module students will have knowledge of:
- women's main rights in Islam
- the different factors that influence the status of Muslim women in society
- feminist and Islamic Feminist Movements.
By the end of the module students will be able to:
- understand and contextualise the different factors that influence the status of Muslim women in society;
- develop analytical capacity regarding the discourse of
women's rights in Islam.
1. The status of women prior to Islam (Arab Peninsula),
2. Islam as a Social Movement (Birth of Islam, the Prophet, and the four schools of thought (madhab)
3. Rights which Islam bestowed to women (providing examples from the Quran and the Prophet's tradition)
4. The role of women during the Prophetic time
5. Cultural practices: domestic violence, arranged marriages, honour killing
6. Muslim women's image in the west, including the influence of Orientalisation
7. Women's rights movements, Feminism, and equality.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Private study hours | 89 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 11 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Private Study - 89 hours
- 25 hours Research and writing the Q & A book
- 64 hours Research planning and writing of essays.
Students have the ongoing support of the tutor, and access to the academic facilities offered by the LLC and the University.
Progress is monitored via contributions to seminar discussions; an assessed essay, and the short answer book alongside a seminar presentation.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2,000 word | 70 |
| Written Work | 1,500 word short answer question book | 30 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/29/2024
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